Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-19
A PROPOSED CHANGE OF TIE RULES

PROPOSED CHANGE OF THE RULES
MI. Ryan (Kan.) offered q resolution changing
the rules 30 as to provide that only 500 copies
each public bill and 100 copies Of each private bill
introduced In either house OF Congress shall be
each bill is pr1nted.)
FRENCH sPorIAIIoN cLAnR
Mr. Dtbble Is. CO. offered O resolution referring
to the committee on appropriations the reports Of
the Court OF Claims on the French spo1ation
claims with instructions to that committee to re-
port all Claims which have been decided favorably
TO the claimants In the general deficiency bill
mittee TO report back claims which would involve
millions OF dollars before the resolution contain
ing such instructions had been considered by a
Mr.. Randall coincided in this view, and suggested
tnat tne resolution be referred to the committee
NINk TO THIRTY MILLIONS INVOLVED.
Mr.. Dibble said that the amount In
VOWED In the spol1ation claims was vari-
ously estimated at from 100000 to $780,
100000. According to the best estimate he
could make the amount involved was about slO,-
OOO,OOo The amount involved in his resolution
claimants the money, as had been decided by the
Court OF Claims. the question OF amount was of
secondary importance.
MT; Blount could see no reason why these claims
<ho
spoiiaton claims to the Court Of Claims expressly
declared that the report OF the court should not
uo S STnS,oelea a IN tne ugnt OF judgment, Dut
I1St ~ sy ~ 11uslsoIy 70 CongreSS.
the resnIntion "a t ouat Ine'T was "a yong ,l ~
action in the matter of these Claims Its purpose
was to put the claims in such q position that the
HUI, nUuse couia @ lake Them up In detail and examine
which the COMMITTEE on Claims cen,S not reE1rt NN
Mr.. Oates (Ala) saw no good purpose which
could be attained by reference of the resolution
tSat .ne On claims for the reason tnas
Conrt NJ TIoSuce Th ~ nu ,uroner vaan '.o %
have on onnrnn. .,, ne caanCs Mv,S onuSu r;S ~ ~
conf had y, toI inc amounts WHICH Ihe
NJ 1 IooC orev mao " Uo uue snen. .,,,., p.
aonnnad ro h,re euppuisou .ne ~. AZ
49, V.t w. nn snaI aIter navlng kepC the cialm-
a,S, "urS 1 wang Ior nearly elgnty Years congress
the Claims hnt onght ~ coa nD az tho
'TS ~ VI S., nu answer; ,I,
Springer Ql regarded the resolution as In
oeIlernH WIN tne orderly procedure OF the House.
stnce LOOK away the r1ghtful jurisdiction OF the
ton upon the committee on AUTHORIZATIONS, There
was no more reason why these claims should 20 to
siN, cns conmittee on appropriations than that the
Of the @Bowmann acl shom,S pe g,ven tpot rsser
ence.
MI. Rogers (Ark.) thought that the resolution
was premature.
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
novs prev,Svs ,s QUESTION was Ordereaayeas 1o
Tna uousa aa,o,.so, 80 % N" oops.-
""''i 'o-Anoi'o"'
THE TILE FLOORS OF o. rsS % house M Coss,Doss % BRIGHT.
ENED Up.
The tile floors of the House corridors have been
thoroughly cleaned ana restored TO their original
80. -. .n.., ~ '-u .oScoieu ~ " Se. Vi isiuai
uhtS rus tuing Is prooaDly tne nnestln the coun-
try. The designs are handsome and the cOlOring
is in very rich tints During several years it had
ecovn d,nov and , co,,o ,,o,as ~ ,oo,,aa &C q, .ha
co,orS nod cadaS ~ had 49, sr,o,,nS o,,, ~, ~
continuous shufae Of footsteps Some Of the de-
sgad W. evan ~ 'nae te" people appree
q asou . " esSn no.iSou M Mna. - vno Vi tne
q t as snrc v % ., U @ vi d .n0 III
the 1antor OF the building. was put upon the work
to see II 1t was possible to restore the colors.
snan 11a SsGIoa VI UnS nU0ring was Iaken at time
was washed ONT of If This was done throuahont
the House wins rom the basement TO the galier-
les and It was IOund that the colOring mad not
when 1t was nrst laid.
C@Pu0s TOPscA
The Senate committee on finance held special
meeting this morning TO hear and consider the re-
port OF the differentiation subcommittee The
matter was not concluded but will be further con.
stdered later to-day.
THE BLAIR EDUCATION BILL REPORTED.
In the Senate to-day. Mr., Blair by unanimous
action of the COMMITTEES on education and labor
reported the Rlair education h |, tn annronriara
agg gite of about ST, 600 900 from the United
States Treasury to aid in puOIc education
NOTES
The Nominations nj Ali nostmastar anno,ntad
during the recess nj Conoress have hoen sent to
the Senate - A eA' w
In the Senate to-day Mr. FRYE suhuttted O reso-
luton 70 Authorize the secretary of the Senate TO
emnloy an adiiIionaI cIrrx ~ he md ont or fhe
Contingent fnnd Referred to tbe Committee % Io
audii and control con in emf eynenseS
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DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY B. AND p TRAIN STRIKING
TEAM
In the Court In General Term to-day the tudg-
wife againsr rhe RaIt,more ana potomac pa,roaa
"i.e eNeo .Ao D"I'0,o en- io'olao naiioao
COMPANY was ainrineo Justice James d'lVerlng
the opinion or the court. Mrs johnson was driv-
near Bennlngs the team was struck by trail, and
she was injured. Suit was brought by Caru,i and
Miller for plaIntin. and a verdict was found As
aOove A new trial was denied and on appeaI the
verdict is sustained.
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go ", ' "'s"uLA"n'
PENSION OFFICE CLERK, WEALTHY STOCK RAISER,
AND WASHINGTON WIDOW.
This mornings report OF Police Inspector ]. A.
Swindell shows that Detective Mah,s, Yesterday
o,ro,taa raw,n w p,oroa a o,ar,, ...a, .r,'n,,..
a,.oooou nu"in w. Iioi0e, oloiA' aseu '"eh'y-
three years. on charge OF attempt to olackmail,
porter that the complathant,s name was cornell
snd NOT CromWeIi. rhar he was q WaaIthy Sormar
and stock raiser in New YORK Pterce hs said Ss
rom Michjgan. and is a clerk in the Pension O3;ce
aomethin0 shonI Cnrneii am uto a. vh ne hium ,,a
IN Norfheast Washinotnn ana addrasSaT % w ,a,,eS